I've been a reader for some time. Just finished my CR1
project this weekend. Have not even ridden the bike yet,
too busy. I tried to build the lightest bike that I can ride all
summer on club rides and centuries. I do a fair amount
of climbing, so I went for deeper gearing. It weighs 13.8 lbs.

ups... you're living in a really hilly region? the hills seems to be veeeery steep. 33x29

Hilliest rides are in mountains in western Maryland and some north shore Long Island rides that are all hils. These gears get me close to triple (30x27) without the weight. About half my friends ride triples in the hills we do. My CAAD8 has a straight compact on it, which was fine for Long Island but a bit painful on a 13 mile climb in the mountains. Also planning a trip to Jasper/Banff, which should be a bit steeper than the usual.

Last edited by michael88 on Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Very nice.
I have almost the same bike but with AC350 wheels, Zipp cranks, EC90 bars and KCNC seatpost.
Currentlly running Dura Ace STI while I wait for my Force shifters and rear der.
I live in Calgary, close to Banff, lemmeno if you want to hook up for a ride.
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